Two Thousand Twelve

Awesome and Amazing Things I Want To Do This Year:Lose weight
Go on adventures
Make great memories
Be ultra organized
Take more pictures
Keep up on my blog
Finish the Book of Mormon
Spend less money
Save more money

Spring Break/Summer Trip
Sew

These are some of my resolutions this year.

Losing weight is something I want to do for better health and more energy.

I want to do an adventure each month with the kids, either something we have never done or something out of my comfort zone.

I want the children to have amazing memories of time spent as a family. 

I have started small forays into organization, cleaning out a closet or a drawer and even just cleaning off my kitchen window sill, where everything ends up.  This makes me feel more in control and I like to be in control!

I always forget to take pictures and this is something I want to remedy.  Pictures are wonderful things to look back on and relive those special moments.

Blogging to me is a great release.  I can write down my thoughts and feelings and record important events.  It's my journal of sorts and I want to record our lives.

Finishing the Book of Mormon is a goal I have set for me and my family.  Not only will we have read it, but I think it will make it easier to read it again and all of the knowledge we gain is amazing!

Living within our means is a trial sometimes unless you really look at your needs vs. wants.  Being content with things that aren't the latest and greatest is a wonderful lesson in patience.

I would love to say we are going to save so much a month from each paycheck, but that isn't realistic right now, so hopefully I can save any amount and learn to save more later.

I want to have an awesome Spring Break or Summer Trip planned.  Something fun and memory filled.  It may be going to Vegas or it might just be sitting in our little pool everyday, just as long as it is awesome!

I have 7 boxes of material, 1 box of felt, 2 boxes of yarn and 4 craft boxes.  I shouldn't have to start another project for about 25 years, so I will just settle for finishing something!  I love to sew, crochet and embroider, and I obviously have the materials, I just need to make the time!

Hopefully by this time next year I will have accomplished this list or at least one thing!

 

Gratitude Journal 2011

30th - The Boy Scouts of America.  This is the most amazing organization!  My life wouldn't be the same without it.  Our family loves and lives for Scouting!
29th - Piano and Guitar Teachers.  These women must have Patience as their middle names.  Bless you, bless you, bless you!  Thank you for teaching my children!
28th - Entrepreneurs.  Where would we be without new ideas?  Thank you to any and everyone who ever had the courage to try something different!
27th - Small Businesses.  These places make your town, your town.  They bring character and charm that a big, box company cannot.  Please support your local businesses.
26th - Uncle Duane.  As I write this in January, he has passed away.  He was an awesome person!  Funny, so cute, loved to hold hands.  He stepped into a grandpa role for me and my kids.  Miss him so much!
25th - Farmers and Dairymen.  These individuals keep us feed, what else can I say?  Hopefully the government will recognize that and bail them out some time.
24th - Darady.  Love, love, love this girl!  She is such a sweet, cute girl that on top of everything loves my son!  Can't wait for her to be family one day soon!
23rd - Police and Firefighters.  Everyday heroes that go to work expecting to have to face the worst.  Thank you!
22nd - Home Teaching and Visiting Teaching.  We have had so many wonderful home and visiting teachers over the years.  They bring the Gospel, friendship, and caring into our home and we are all blessed.
21st - People Who Totally Get You.  There are a few people in this world that totally understand me, understand what I am trying to say sometimes without even saying anything.  Two of those people are Sharlene and Benn, thank you for being my friend!
20th - High Priest Sunday.  I know some people would love to skip these but these men have been asked to speak to us once a month to teach us the Gospel.  Ands sometimes you are the only one that needs that lesson and thank goodness they are there!
19th - Birthdays.  Aren't these wonderful things???  They mark our time here on earth and hopefully are a measure of the wisdom we take in.  Happy Birthday Everyone!
18th - The Internet.  Imagine and some of us can remember when we didn't have email, Facebook or blogs.  They make it so much easier and quicker to connect with family and friends - Thank Heavens!
17th - Grocery Stores.  The idea of the market is ages old, but the modern grocery store is a wonder!  You can buy 2 weeks worth of food from frozen, fresh, dry and refrigerated items.  I dread going to the store, but am so grateful I don't have to milk a cow everyday, work in the fields and make everything from scratch!